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Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nea Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkn Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
"The American Negro can no longer, nor will he eve "The American Negro can no longer, nor will he ever again be controlled by white America‘s image of him. This fact has everything to do with the rise of Africa in world affairs. At the time that I was growing up, Negroes in this country were taught to be ashamed of Africa. They were taught it bluntly, as I was for example, by being told that Africa had never contributed ‘anything’ to civilization. Or one was taught the same lesson more obliquely, and even more effectively, by watching nearly naked, dancing, comic-opera, cannibalistic savages in the movies. They were nearly always all bad, sometimes funny,  sometimes both. If one of them was good, his goodness was proved by his loyalty to the white man.”⠀
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[ James Baldwin, from “A Negro Assays the Negro Mood” in the New York Times Magazine, 3/12/1961]
I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping f I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it. Everything possible for me is also available to you ✊🏿
Today, Share the love that was missing during the Today, Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss.
Words cling to the core of our memories and lay in Words cling to the core of our memories and lay in silence until desire reawakens them. Like water, words are a conductor of energy. And the most powerful, transforming energy is the energy of love.” 🖤
Social media has given us this idea that we should Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.
Turn your can’t into a can, and your dream into Turn your can’t into a can, and your dream  into plan, because people know you for what you’ve done, not for what you plan to do.
There is nothing intelligent about not standing up There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You can choose to disrespect me...but I will never give you permission or access to hurt my spirit. 💯
There is a perfection in everything that cannot be There is a perfection in everything that cannot be owned.
I always make sure I befriend people smarter than I always make sure I befriend people smarter than me, otherwise, where is the growth? 🤷🏿‍♂️
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
If we consider that beauty emerges from a relation If we consider that beauty emerges from a relationship that we may have with the world around us, then spirituality may be the place from which we forge this relationship.
Not everyone is going to want, accept, or know how Not everyone is going to want, accept, or know how to receive your energy. Make peace with that and keep on.
You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
Avoid people who try to belittle your ambitions. S Avoid people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always need you to be smaller, but the really great people make you feel like you, too, can become great.
We live in a culture of never enough: Never good e We live in a culture of never enough: Never good enough, skinny enough, popular enough, never enough social media followers, but no matter what gets done and how much is done and how it’s done, you are enough and you are worthy of belonging and love and joy.”
The truth is that our finest moments are most like The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
For your own good, sometimes, you just can’t car For your own good, sometimes, you just can’t care what they think or what they will say. 🤷🏿‍♂️
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When you discover your self-worth you will lose in When you discover your self-worth you will lose interest in anyone who doesn’t see it. 🤷🏿‍♂️
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Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nea Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkn Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
"The American Negro can no longer, nor will he eve "The American Negro can no longer, nor will he ever again be controlled by white America‘s image of him. This fact has everything to do with the rise of Africa in world affairs. At the time that I was growing up, Negroes in this country were taught to be ashamed of Africa. They were taught it bluntly, as I was for example, by being told that Africa had never contributed ‘anything’ to civilization. Or one was taught the same lesson more obliquely, and even more effectively, by watching nearly naked, dancing, comic-opera, cannibalistic savages in the movies. They were nearly always all bad, sometimes funny,  sometimes both. If one of them was good, his goodness was proved by his loyalty to the white man.”⠀
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[ James Baldwin, from “A Negro Assays the Negro Mood” in the New York Times Magazine, 3/12/1961]
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